Below are pictures of Bernie Gross' Pioneer II
he calls DEAF HAWK. You can understand the title when you realize
Bernie has been deaf since birth. He has been flying since 1947 when
he had to take a slightly more rigid flight test than someone who can hear.
He is limited to VFR flying, not unlike most of the sport flyers in this
country. Bernie has been a prolific builder over the years, having
built a Volmer Sportsman Amphibian, rebuilt and restored an auxilary powered
sailplane the Dragan Fly, and of course the Pioneer II. Bernie has
been a long time member of TWITT, and recently brought us these pictures
of his older, but well maintained, Marske design.

Bernie in his workshop preparing the Pioneer II main
spars.

Bernie (left) towing the Pioneer out for a flight.
Notice the bridle type towing harness coming out from beneath the wing.

Bernie flying thePioneer somewhere over the Mohave
Desert. This must have been soon after he completed construction, since
he has not placed the bird's name on it yet.

Another shot of Bernie making an approach over a
desert golf course.

Bernie Gross' models designed in the '40's.
The green and yellow one is a model Tileston Eut built for competition
in old time
R/C contests (SAM - Society of Antique Modelers). The other
two are Bernie with his 1949 model. (Thanks to Tileston for the pictures.)